Workshop Applications

2022 Workshops

The Eastern Workshop: Using Cognitive Approaches with People Who Stutter

Dates: June 13-18, 2022

Location: Boston University

Objective: This one-week course will provide speech-language pathologists with an introduction to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) in relation to the assessment and treatment of stuttering. Therapists will also be equipped to deliver Palin PCIT (Parent-Child Interaction Therapy), an evidence based therapy programme for young children who stutter.

Workshop Faculty: Elaine Kelman, MSc, Cert CT, Cert MRCSLT, and Ali Berquez, MSc, BA (Hons), CertMRCSLT, Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES
Elaine Kelman: Receives an honorarium from the Stuttering Foundation for teaching the workshop. She has a financial relationship with Speechmark Publishing for receiving book royalties.
Ali Berquez: Receives an honorarium from the Stuttering Foundation for teaching the workshop.

NONFINANCIAL DISCLOSURES
Elain Kelman: None
Ali Berquez: None

Conference Coordinator: Diane Parris Constantino, M.S., CCC-SLP, Boston University

IMPORTANT DEADLINE: All applications must be received via mail at the post office box no later than March 31, 2022

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Treating Children and Adolescents Who Stutter POSTPONED

Co-sponsored by The Stuttering Foundation, the University of Maryland, College Park, and The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Dates: TBA

Location: College Park, MD

Objective: To provide speech-language pathologists with skills and practice to assess disfluency and to effectively treat stuttering in children and adolescents.

Workshop Faculty: Joseph Donaher, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and Vivian Sisskin, M.S., CCC-SLP, University of Maryland, College Park

IMPORTANT DEADLINE: TBA

The Stuttering Foundation Iowa Workshop for Faculty Development:

Designing Coursework and Clinical Experiences in the Nature & Treatment of Stuttering POSTPONED

Co-sponsored by The Stuttering Foundation and The University of Iowa

Dates: TBA

Location: Iowa City, IA

Objective: This four-day workshop will provide faculty and graduating doctoral students with practical strategies for developing undergraduate and graduate courses and clinical experiences in stuttering for students in Communication Sciences and Disorders degree programs.

Workshop Faculty: Vivian Sisskin, M.S., CCC-SLP, University of Maryland; Jennifer Watson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Texas Christian University; and Patricia Zebrowski, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, University of Iowa.

IMPORTANT DEADLINE: TBA

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CELEBRITY FOCUS

Jack Paar

While Jack Paar is among the most prominent of the entertainers on the Stuttering Foundation’s list of Famous People Who Stutter, he deserves special recognition as he was among the first to openly address his stuttering in public. As host of The Tonight Show from 1957-1962, he spoke of his difficulties as a stuttering child and teenager, giving hope to young people.

Bob Love

Bob Love has dreamt about being a great public speaker since his early days in Bastrop Louisiana, even though, as a young man, he could barely put two words together, let alone speak a full sentence.

In spite of his severe stuttering disability, Bob Love, the son of a sharecropper, rose to become a Chicago Bulls NBA superstar, whose records were eventually surpassed by Michael Jordan. Throughout his entire athletic career, Bob Love kept his stuttering a secret from the fans who adored him, thinking he could do his “talking” on the basketball court.

Kenyon Martin

Kenyon Martin, the basketball sensation who was named to the NBA’s All Star Team in 2004, joins other famous people who stutter in a new brochure. The brochure - which unfolds into a small poster - is available free of charge from The Stuttering Foundation.

The poster is intended to give children and adults who stutter inspiration as they grapple with their speech disorder.

Ken Venturi

As much of the nation watches the U.S. Open Golf Championship, it is impossible not to think about our late friend Ken Venturi. Ken overcame many challenges to win the Open at Congressional in 1964 and go on to become the voice of golf for more than three decades.

However, Ken faced no bigger obstacle than stuttering. Ken Venturi was a champion to those who stutter, going out of his way to share his personal experience when consulted by a colleague, friend, or child who stutters.

Mel Tillis

Country music star Mel Tillis entertained audiences around the world.